Walmart removes 'Impeach 45' clothing after boycott threats

Walmart is pulling its “Impeach 45” merchandise aimed at President Trump, after a Twitter campaign to boycott the retailer.

“These items were sold by third-party sellers on our open marketplace and were not offered directly by Walmart,” a company spokesperson tells Yahoo Lifestyle. “We’re removing these types of items pending review of our marketplace policies.”

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Walmart is selling “Impeach Trump” merchandise. (Photo: Walmart.com)

The clothing, which includes T-shirts, sweatshirts, football jerseys, and baby clothing, was first spotted by Ryan Fournier, chairman of the coalition Students for Trump, who tweeted Tuesday, “Walmart, why are you selling Impeach 45 baby clothes on your website????? What kind of message are you trying to send?” He included a photo of a $16.95 onesie with a one-star review.

Your company is a disgrace to our American Children. You really want to sell Anti-Trump merchandise for children of our nation that can’t even vote or have no voice #babyonesies. Sam Walton is rolling over in his grave.

The conservatives who said Trump had a right to say kneeling NFL players should be fired because it's his free speech now want to boycott Walmart for selling a simple tee shirt. What happened to the free speech argument now?

Trump supporters are going to #BoycottWalmart?!? Yeah, good luck with that. Most of his base is in small town America where their only big store IS Walmart! Where else can they buy their Budweiser, guns and white sheets?

The company also sells “Make America Great Again” (MAGA) items, including baseball caps and mugs.

In the fall, facing similar pressure, Walmart pulled T-shirts that read, ‘Rope. Tree. Journalist. Some assembly required.” As noted by Ad Age, the phrase was not new, but when a Trump supporter was spotted wearing the shirt at a rally for the president, it created a backlash.

In 2016, Walmart pulled T-shirts bearing the phrase “Bulletproof — Black Lives Matter” after the National Fraternal Order of Police charged the retailer with “profiting from racial division.”